Welcome to Saturday Story Spotlight, my feature where I discuss books my husband and I are reading with our son, Daniel. These are books that he, we, or all of us particularly enjoy.
Spot’s First Easter by Eric Hill
Published by Putnam Juvenile, an imprint of Penguin
Lift the flap books in general are a huge hit in our house, as are the Spot books in particular. In Spot’s First Easter, Spt and his hippo friend Helen are looking for the eggs hidden by the Easter bunny.
There are lots of reasons to like Spot’s First Easter. Of course, there is the beloved familiar character, and the joy for a toddler of getting to lift the flaps and see what is underneath. Then, there’s the introduction to the idea of searching for Easter eggs, which we’re capitalizing on before a couple of egg hunts this year. Finally, there is a math component that can be added for older kids. We know right away that the Easter bunny hid six eggs, once Spot and Helen find two, how many are left? This is written into the book at the midpoint, but parents can work it in throughout the text to support pre-subtraction skills.
A great book for the secular side of Easter, although I wish it wasn’t Spot’s First Easter, since it probably will be better for most kids’ subsequent Easters.
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Spot books are always fun!
We love the Spot series of books! I was happy to find a DVD of Spot at our library too. Very cute books.
I loved Spot and remember him fondly.
Hi!
Spot books are awesome, I loved them as a child. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
Awwww Spot! My boys love him. We have a gazillion of the Spot books ’round here, many of them tattered. They also like “Biscuit,” but those books drive my husband bonkers (he doesn’t get the “woof woof” on every single page!).
xo
We haven’t ventured into Biscuit much, obviously we need to!